Jon Lieberman
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Jon Leiberman has been a correspondent and producer of America's Most Wanted
. He has been a reporter for WBFF
in Baltimore and the newsman at WIYY
98 Rock radio in Baltimore. He has also worked as a reporter in New Mexico and Kansas. He is currently the host of TrueFacts with Jon Leiberman on cyberstationusa.com and a regular contributor to CNN HLN on crime issues.
In October 2004, Leiberman made headlines when he was fired by Sinclair Broadcast Group
for publicly questioning the company's decision to air Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal, a 40-minute film critical of Presidential candidate John Kerry
's role in the anti-war movement during the Vietnam War
. Leiberman claimed he was fired by Sinclair for criticizing the film in The Baltimore Sun
as "biased political propaganda," and later told CNN: "The reason for my firing was that I relayed what they called proprietary information from an in-house meeting and I divulged it to the media, which is against company policy." http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/19/sinclair.kerry/.
In 2006, Leiberman began reporting for America's Most Wanted, the long-running reality tv
series hosted by John Walsh
that profiles cases of wanted criminals. He reports mostly on cases from New York
, such as Ralph "Bucky" Phillips, but he has also reported on the cases of Jose Campean, Ignacio Ramos
and Gilmer Hernandez
.
In August 2011, he joined SiriusXM Satellite Radio as a reporter for Howard Stern and the Howard 100 News. He replaced investigative reporter Steve Langford.
Leiberman is a 1997 graduate of Northwestern University.
America's Most Wanted
America's Most Wanted is an American television program produced by 20th Television, and was the longest-running program of any kind in the history of the Fox Television Network until it was announced on May 16, 2011 that the series was canceled after twenty-three years, with the final episode...
. He has been a reporter for WBFF
WBFF
WBFF, channel 45, is a Fox-affiliated television station located in Baltimore, Maryland. WBFF is the flagship station of the Sinclair Broadcast Group, which also operates Baltimore's CW affiliate, WNUV-TV , through a local marketing agreement...
in Baltimore and the newsman at WIYY
WIYY
WIYY is a radio station in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, owned by the Hearst Corporation. WIYY broadcasts an Mainstream Rock format that mixes music popular in the modern rock, heavy metal and classic rock genres...
98 Rock radio in Baltimore. He has also worked as a reporter in New Mexico and Kansas. He is currently the host of TrueFacts with Jon Leiberman on cyberstationusa.com and a regular contributor to CNN HLN on crime issues.
In October 2004, Leiberman made headlines when he was fired by Sinclair Broadcast Group
Sinclair Broadcast Group
The Sinclair Broadcast Group is an American telecommunications company that operates the largest number of local television stations in the United States. Headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland, it owns a total of 57 stations across the country in 35 primarily small and medium markets, many of...
for publicly questioning the company's decision to air Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal, a 40-minute film critical of Presidential candidate John Kerry
John Kerry
John Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, the 10th most senior U.S. Senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2004 presidential election, but lost to former President George W...
's role in the anti-war movement during the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
. Leiberman claimed he was fired by Sinclair for criticizing the film in The Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun is the U.S. state of Maryland’s largest general circulation daily newspaper and provides coverage of local and regional news, events, issues, people, and industries....
as "biased political propaganda," and later told CNN: "The reason for my firing was that I relayed what they called proprietary information from an in-house meeting and I divulged it to the media, which is against company policy." http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/19/sinclair.kerry/.
In 2006, Leiberman began reporting for America's Most Wanted, the long-running reality tv
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
series hosted by John Walsh
John Walsh
John Edward Walsh is an American television personality, criminal investigator, human and victim rights advocate and formerly the host, as well as creator, of America's Most Wanted...
that profiles cases of wanted criminals. He reports mostly on cases from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, such as Ralph "Bucky" Phillips, but he has also reported on the cases of Jose Campean, Ignacio Ramos
Ignacio Ramos
Ignacio Ramos is a former United States Border Patrol Agent, who shot an allegedly unarmed illegal alien and drug smuggler on the United States–Mexico border. He was convicted of causing serious bodily injury, assault with a deadly weapon, discharge of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence,...
and Gilmer Hernandez
Gilmer Hernandez
Guillermo F. Hernández, better known as Gilmer Hernandez, is a former Sheriff’s Deputy of Edwards County, Texas from Rocksprings, Texas who was convicted on a charge of violation of civil rights of an illegal alien.-Border incident and prosecution:...
.
In August 2011, he joined SiriusXM Satellite Radio as a reporter for Howard Stern and the Howard 100 News. He replaced investigative reporter Steve Langford.
Leiberman is a 1997 graduate of Northwestern University.
External links
- "Sinclair fires reporter for questioning Anti-Kerry program," CNN.com, 19 October 2004. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
- Jon Leiberman's Myspace page